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Alerts - Mexico

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Mexico

Journalist Marcos Ávila García found dead in Sonora after being kidnapped

The body of Marcos Ávila García, a reporter for the newspaper "El Regional de Sonora", who was kidnapped on 17 May 2012 by armed men, was found on the afternoon of 18 May, metres from the highway that connects the municipalities of Guaymas and Empalme.

Mexico

IAPA condemns attack on El Mañana paper

IAPA today expressed outrage at an assault on Mexican newspaper El Mañana, whose plant, located in the city of Nuevo Laredo, in the northern state of Tamaulipas, was attacked on Friday by assailants shooting and hurling an unidentified type of explosive device.

Mexico

Three photojournalists found dead in Veracruz

The bodies of three photojournalists were found in a sewage canal in the municipality of Boca del Rio, less than a week after another Veracruz journalist was found dead.

Mexico

Yet another journalist murdered in Veracruz

The murder of Regina Martínez is the fifth in 17 months in the state since Javier Duarte assumed the governorship.

Mexico

Poet and translator murdered in Toluca

Guillermo Fernández García's murderers had bound his feet and hands before killing him with a blow to the head.

Mexico

Two media outlets attacked within a week

An unidentified assailant threw a grenade at the offices of television station Televisa in the city of Matamoros on Sunday, according to news reports.

Mexico

IAPA concerned over explosion outside "Expreso" newspaper in Tamaulipas

A car bomb exploded a short distance from the paper's offices, slightly injuring five people who were walking nearby and damaging several vehicles.

Mexico

In milestone decision, Senate backs federalizing of anti-press crimes

In effect, the legislation makes federal authorities responsible for investigating and prosecuting attacks on the press, instead of state and local authorities who have been prone to corruption and inefficacy.

Mexico

Ten journalists attacked in nine days in Oaxaca

ARTICLE 19 condemns the attacks against the journalists, which violates their right to freedom of expression and to seek and disseminate information of public interest.

Mexico

Murdered journalist may have been mistaken for someone else

The journalist Raúl Régulo Garza Quirino, who was shot dead on 6 January, is believed to have been a victim of mistaken identity, according to the first results of the investigation into the killing.

Mexico

IAPA calls for prompt investigation into reporter's death in Nuevo León

Raúl Régulo Garza Quirino, a reporter with "La Última Palabra", was reportedly followed by armed men traveling in another vehicle.

Mexico

"Noroeste" correspondent threatened

Luis Peraza Ibarra had recently reported on construction project that could raise the value of the local mayor's property.

Mexico

Director of community radio station detained

Juan José Hernández was detained after Radio Diversidad began broadcasting without a license; the station had applied for permission several times but the authorities did not respond to the request.

Mexico

Threats against Olga Wornat and her colleague continue

According to ARTICLE 19, there have been virtually no attempts to stop the threats or protect the journalists.

Mexico

IAPA welcomes move to decriminalise defamation

The Senate approved the repeal of Articles 1 and 31 of the Press Offenses Law, ending punishment by imprisonment for defamation, libel and slander.

Mexico

Weekly goes offline after cyber attack

Ríodoce, one of the few publications to cover crime and drug trafficking in Mexico, was dropped by its host server after it was the target of a large DDOS attack.

Mexico

Investigative journalists receive death threats

Edgar Monroy and Olga Wornat have received threats that are linked to an investigation they have been conducting into Felipe Calderón's performance as president of Mexico.

Mexico

Two newspaper employees missing

Osvaldo García Íñiguez, a regional circulation manager for "El Financiero", along with his driver, José de Jesús Ortiz Parra, disappeared after reportedly being followed by police cars.

Mexico

Newspaper facilities attacked in Coahuila

This is the second time that "El Siglo de Torreón" has been targeted since 2009.

Mexico

Individual assassinated in Nuevo Laredo for allegedly moderating online forum

Members of an organised crime group apparently carried out the murder, accusing the victim of publicising information about criminal activities.

Mexico

Armed men attack newspaper offices; deteriorating conditions for journalists in Veracruz

According to "El Buen Tono" newspaper employees, the assailants entered the daily's building, poured gasoline throughout several areas and then set them on fire.

Mexico

Assailants break into journalist's home in Durango

The break in appears to have been orchestrated to intimidate Betsy Hidalgo Rosales who had recently tweeted some critical articles.

Mexico

Women journalists were killed in robbery, says prosecutor

Two suspects arrested for the killing of Ana María Marcela Yarce Viveros and Rocío González Trápaga reportedly confessed they attacked the women as part of a robbery scheme.

Mexico

IAPA highlights absence of government action following assassination of yet another journalist

The body of María Elizabeth Macías Castro was found along with a note saying, "I am here because of my reports . . . this happened to me because of my actions."

Mexico

Journalist reported missing in Veracruz

Reporter Gabriel Manuel Fonseca Hernández, who covers the police beat for "El Mañanero" newspaper, went missing on 18 September.

Mexico

IAPA outraged at murder of young couple targeted for using Twitter

The two young people, whose identities have not been disclosed, were killed in apparent reprisal for their comments on drug trafficking.

Mexico

Two journalists killed in Mexico City

Marcela Yarce Viveros and Rocío González Trápaga were found dead in a park after they were reported missing the previous night.

Mexico

Twitter users accused of terrorism in Veracruz

The media reported that Maruchi Bravo Pagola and Gilberto Martínez Vera were arrested and taken to the state capital.

Mexico

Abducted journalist found dead

Humberto Millán Salazar had been missing for 24 hours after having been kidnapped by armed men in Culiacán, Sinaloa.

Mexico

Armed men kidnap journalist

Humberto Millán Salazar, the editor of the online daily "A Discusión", was kidnapped by heavily armed men as he left his office.

Mexico

Journalist murdered in Veracruz

Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz, whose body was found a few days after she went missing, had been covering crime and security issues for "Notiver" newspaper.

Mexico

UN human rights official voices dismay as third journalist is killed in a month

Ángel Castillo Corona was beaten to death by assailants who also killed his 16-year-old son; the exact motive for his death remains unclear, but RSF urges the authorities not to rule out the possibility of a link with Castillo's work as a journalist.

Mexico

Threats continue as authorities fail to protect investigative journalist Lydia Cacho

The latest threats made direct reference to Cacho's journalism and are evidence of the continuing surveillance and risk she faces, ARTICLE 19 says.

Mexico

Journalist and his family killed in Veracruz

Miguel Ángel López Velasco was known for his investigations into drugtrafficking in the 1990s; his son Misael had begun a career as a photographer.

Mexico

Another journalist's body found

Pablo Ruelas Barraza was apparently executed by two gunmen who first tried to kidnap him.

Mexico

Reporter goes missing in Guerrero

"Novedades" newspaper editor Marco Antonio López Ortiz was abducted by a group of unidentified individuals and his whereabouts are unknown.

Mexico

IAPA asks authorities to show more political will to end impunity

The organisation called on federal and state governments to put more effort into resolving cases involving the murders of journalists in Baja California, Coahuila and Veracruz.

Mexico

Authorities urged to investigate raid on Juarez human rights organisation

Staff of the organisation told Human Rights Watch that they saw the raid as retribution and harassment for documenting cases of alleged abuse by federal police.

Mexico

Missing journalist found dead

Noel López Olguín's body was found after a drug gang leader arrested by the Mexican army confessed to killing the journalist.

Mexico

IAPA protests attack on paper, calls on authorities to ensure safety

Unidentified persons threw a hand grenade at the "Vanguardia" newspaper plant in Coahuila state, damaging the building.

Mexico

Journalist acquitted after three years in prison; fears for safety

WiPC is alarmed that Jesús Lemus Barajas reportedly fears for his safety to the extent that he is planning to go into exile.

Mexico

Italian journalist arbitrarily deported

Giovanni Proiettis says he believes his deportation is related to his journalistic activity.

Mexico

Newspaper pressured to fire two journalists in exchange for government advertising contract

Enrique Hernández Padrón and Graciela Castañon Aguilar were dismissed from their jobs at the weekly "El Portal", where they had been working as editor and journalist, respectively.

Mexico

Double murder in Nuevo León; Guerrero newspaper suspends publication following threats

Organised crime appears to have been behind the murders of TV presenter José Luis Cerda Meléndez and reporter Luis Emanuel Ruíz Carrillo.

Mexico

AMARC condemns policy of targeting radio stations

This policy of criminalising unauthorised radio broadcasting has been deemed disproportional by both the UN and IACHR freedom of expression rapporteurs.

Mexico

WiPC calls for justice for poet and activist Susana Chávez Castillo

Authorities were quick to deny that Chávez's murder was related to her activism and poetry highlighting femicide in Ciudad Juárez.

Mexico

Media personnel attacked by armed individuals in Morelos

Although a link to their work has not been confirmed, one of the two journalists attacked has reported on security issues in the region.

Mexico

Puebla State decriminalises defamation

ARTICLE 19 hopes that the bill will persuade the remaining 15 states that still have criminal defamation laws in place to decriminalise defamation.

Mexico

Attacks on rights defenders underscore need for federal protection system, says Human Rights Watch

Several human rights defenders told Human Rights Watch that attacks on rights workers have generated considerable fear among their peers, leading some members of their organizations to take a lower profile in public activities.

Mexico

Radio news host rehired two weeks after controversial dismissal

Carmen Aristegui was accused of violating professional ethics by "broadcasting rumours" of allegations by opposition legislators that the president had a drinking problem.

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